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Hunter Valley · Accidents

Accidents, 1945

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Slaughterman Injured At Work

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

While at work morning at the Maitland Abattoirs, Henry Latter slaughterman, of [?]…

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Fatality at Gungal. Boy Killed by Falling Limb

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

Allan Daniel (10½) was lulled by a falling limb of a tree in the presence of his mother and father and other members of the family…

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Fell From Window to Street Girl Seriously Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

While vice squad officers were visiting a guest house at Woollahra yesterday, Audrey Carmel McDermott, 20-year-old blonde,…

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Pelaw Main Wheeler's Death Accidental

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 1

A Verdict of accidental death was returned by the Kurri Kurri District Coroner (Mr. W. O. Pickering) when he held an inquest at Kurri…

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Motor Accident

The Scone Advocate · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

Master Keith Bird, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Bird, of Gundibri-street, had an unenviable experience on Monday afternoon, when…

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Died After Bicycle Accident

Maitland Mercury · Friday 26 January 1945 · page 2

NEWCASTLE; The Cordder (Mr. A. G. Chiplin) at the inquest found that the death of Joyce Ethel Hodges, 24, of…

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Injured in Collision

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 27 January 1945 · page 4

SYDNEY Sat.—When a car and tram-collided at Redfern last night two people were injured Miss Marison Marshall 33 of…

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Injured in Car Smash

Maitland Mercury · Monday 29 January 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Monday. — Middleweight boxing champion of Alan Westbury Was injured collision between, two…

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Drowned in the Rain

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 4

Either it was such a long time ago that they had become wet, or they were too young to have experienced a good downpour of rain, but a number of…

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Rider Injured at Sports

Maitland Mercury · Tuesday 30 January 1945 · page 3

When. a horse as-riding at the Paterson. park sports yesterday collided: with a fence Cecil Murphy 32 of Elign West…

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Cause of Plane Accident

Maitland Mercury · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 3

MEXICO CITY Jan. 30—A preliminary report of the investigation committee says that the pilot’s too-good precautions…

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Alan Westbury in Accident Left Arm Fractured

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 1

Alan Westbury, who won the Australian middleweight boxing title last Saturday week, had his left arm fractured in a motor accident on…

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Fatal Motor Accident

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 31 January 1945 · page 4

A man was fatally injured on Saturday when a car somersaulted on Kearsley Road, Kearsley. The man, Andrew Mason, 38, of Kearsley, was…

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Man Found Drowned In Baths

Maitland Mercury · Thursday 1 February 1945 · page 3

NEWCASTLE. Thurs.—James Barclay, 78, of Morgan-st, Merewether, was found this morning floating in the Merewether. baths…

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Collision Between Trains 96 Killed, 63 Injured

Singleton Argus · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 5

A message from Mexico City says that 96 persons were killed and 63 injured in a collision between freight and passenger…

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Drowned in the Rain

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

Either it was such a long time ago that they had become wet, or they were too young to have experienced a good downpour of rain, but a number…

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Burning Accident Mr. Archie Croll

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1945 · page 2

When work was starting after lunch at the bush mill, Main Creek, on Wednesday Mr. Archie Croll, of Messrs. J. A. Croll and Sons, Ltd.", opened the…

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Boy Injured In Fall From Swing[?]

Maitland Mercury · Saturday 3 February 1945 · page 2

As a result of a fall off a [?] yesterday, Noe[?], Rostro[?] Bridge-street, Homeville, [?] a probable fracture of the…

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Child Fatally Injured

Maitland Mercury · Monday 5 February 1945 · page 3

KURRI Monday — When she fell from a lorry at Kurri Kurri Clars Lonise Tweedle 8.of Norther[?] St., Kurri Kurri, received injuries…

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Child Fatally Injured

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Tuesday 6 February 1945 · page 3

When she fell from a lorry at Kurri Kurri on Saturday afternoon, Clara Louise Tweedie, 8, of Northcote Street,…

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